Dehradun: 15-year-old arrested for raping 24-year-old five-star hotel staffer
A 24-year-old housekeeping staff of a five-star hotel in the Uttarakhand capital of Dehradun was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old boy, the police said on Sunday. After a complaint by the woman, the boy was taken into custody and sent to a juvenile correctional home, they said. The incident took place on Friday and the boy was staying at the hotel with his parents.
Boy raped woman in ladies' washroom
The station house officer (SHO) of the Rajpur Police Station said that the boy barged into the ladies' washroom on Friday and raped a woman housekeeping staffer, who was charging her mobile phone there. He also locked the washroom from inside so that no one could hear her scream. A medical examination confirmed that the woman was raped, the SHO said.
Boy's father tried to hush up matter by offering money
The victim said that the boy's father tried to hush up the matter by offering her money. A first information report (FIR) was registered against the boy under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 376 (rape). On Saturday, he was taken into custody and sent to a correctional home after being produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, the police said.
Visually impaired girl allegedly raped in Nagpur
In a separate case, a visually-impaired teenage girl was allegedly raped by a 55-year-old man in Maharashtra's Nagpur, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place when the girl was alone at home. However, he recognized his voice. The accused, who was drunk, was caught when he tried to flee. A case was registered under sections of the IPC Sections and POCSO Act.
10-year-old gang-raped in UP
In yet another case, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three men in Uttar Pradesh's Bisalpur area, the police said. The girl's mother filed a complaint with the police nearly a month after the incident took place on May 15. She alleged that the accused left the girl in the field after raping her, following which the villagers found her.
